Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals
46-37, 16-27 Away
3
46-37, 16-27 Away
Final
29-54, 17-21 Home
6
29-54, 17-21 Home
Twins Hitting
- Batting
- 2BJ Morneau (16, B Duckworth)
- RBIN Punto (12), J Mauer 2 (43)
- 2Out RBIN Punto, J Mauer 2
- GIDPS Stewart; L Castillo
- Team LOB8
- Baserunning
- SBL Castillo (8, 2nd base off T Wellemeyer/J Buck)
- Fielding
- AssistsT Hunter (M Stairs at 2nd base)
- PBJ Mauer
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .323 | .410 | .500 |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .289 | .324 | .399 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 | .358 | .399 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .249 | .306 | .433 |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 | .345 | .465 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .342 | .434 | .419 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .314 | .441 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .241 | .266 | .337 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .251 | .314 | .424 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .207 | .313 | .250 |
| 35 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
a-singled to left for M Stairs in the 7th
- Batting
- 2BM Grudzielanek (21, B Radke); A Berroa (15, B Radke); J Buck (12, J Rincon)
- 3BM Teahen (4, B Radke)
- RBIR Sanders 2 (42), D DeJesus (15), J Buck 2 (28)
- 2Out RBIJ Buck 2
- SFD DeJesus; R Sanders
- Team LOB9
- Baserunning
- SBJ Gathright (13, 2nd base off B Radke/J Mauer)
- Fielding
- DP2 (M Grudzielanek-A Berroa-D Mientkiewicz, M Grudzielanek-D Mientkiewicz)
Twins Pitching
- Pitching
- IBBJ Mauer (By T Wellemeyer)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsB Radke 5-8; J Crain 1-2; D Reyes 1-0; J Rincon 3-1
- Game ScoresB Radke 34
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Affeldt(W,4-6) |
E. Dessens(H,12) |
A. Burgos(S,18) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 103-55 | 5.33 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18-10 | 4.40 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 6.28 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-5 | 3.83 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-9 | 6.13 |
| 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 147-80 |
- Pitching
- WPT Wellemeyer
- IBBA Berroa (By J Rincon)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsB Duckworth 6-9; T Wellemeyer 2-0; J Affeldt 1-0; E Dessens 2-1; A Burgos 2-0
- Game ScoresB Duckworth 48
Scoring Summary
Inning | MIN | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | R Sanders singled to left, M Grudzielanek scored, D Mientkiewicz to second. | 0 | 1 | |
| 3rd | N Punto singled to right, J Bartlett scored, L Castillo to second. | 1 | 1 | |
| 3rd | R Sanders hit sacrifice fly to center, M Grudzielanek scored. | 1 | 2 | |
| 4th | D DeJesus hit sacrifice fly to center, A Berroa scored. | 1 | 3 | |
| 5th | J Mauer singled to right, J Bartlett and L Castillo scored. | 3 | 3 | |
| 7th | R Sanders scored, E German to third, A Berroa to second on passed ball by J Mauer. | 3 | 4 | |
| 7th | J Buck doubled to right center, E German and A Berroa scored. | 3 | 6 | |
KC wins 2-1
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
1:10 AM, 6 July 2006
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 12,085
Game Time:3:03
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Larry Young
- First Base Umpire - Tom Hallion
- Second Base Umpire - Mike Everitt
- Third Base Umpire - Alfonso Marquez
2025 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
| Chicago | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |
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